Example sentences of "[vb past] he [modal v] [verb] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | BOWLER Vic Macey joked he 'd break a pal 's leg if he hit him for four at a Paignton cricket match — then DID accidentally after the game . |
| 2 | Apart from anything else , she wanted to recompense him in some way , although she doubted he would accept a reward . |
| 3 | He we used he used to put a in the little front garden like you know . |
| 4 | As the recession deepened [ see below ] , the Hawke government began 1991 some 18 percentage points behind the opposition in opinion polls , raising questions concerning Hawke 's future as leader , particularly as Keating had let it be known at a National Press Club dinner in December that he believed he would make a better Prime Minister than Hawke . |
| 5 | It turned out he was escaping a planned course of ECT because no one on his ward believed he might have a drink problem . |
| 6 | At the time Mick Doyle was coach to a successful Leinster side and he believed he could do a better job than McBride . |
| 7 | If Mr Gorbachev believed he could acquire a breathing space through repression , during which the economy could be transformed by unpopular but necessary reforms , he might be willing to pay the price , but this would reverse his strategy of the past three years . |
| 8 | In January 1972 an SDP member , one born east of the Oder-Neisse , also defected and the CDU leader , Rainer Barzel , believed he could win a constructive vote of no confidence against Brandt . |
| 9 | Charles feared for the unity of his dominions under the threat of Protestantism , and it seemed he might call a national synod in Germany which would not only undermine the authority of the papacy , but in the interests of political unity approve theological positions Rome could never accept . |
| 10 | They assumed he would provide a technical input but underestimated the degree of creative guidance he would proffer . |
| 11 | GWR was approached by DLT 's agent 2 weeks ago , and market research showed he 'd prove a hit with the listeners . |
| 12 | He claimed he used to hold a tie round Murray 's arm as he injected himself . |
| 13 | She was waved on by a sharp-eyed young officer , who boasted he could smell a smuggler from fifty yards away . |
| 14 | I believe he sensed he could unleash a drive in me that could propel him to recognition . |
| 15 | Observing what went on ; he soon decided he would like a bigger share of the action . |
| 16 | We all decided he would become a famous artist . |
| 17 | He was not wearing wellingtons , just his working boots , but he decided he must have a look . |
| 18 | He then decided he could make a better biplane than many that he daily worked upon and with his four brothers ( Tom , Mark , Bob and Ed ) , they built the first ‘ Gee Bee ’ . |
| 19 | He fancied he could see a lower section at one end of the piled furniture where a horse might be able to jump the obstruction . |
| 20 | Through his maternal grandmother , Jones fancied he could trace a distinguished ancestry back to the Norman conquest , but he grew up in straitened circumstances , and money remained a problem throughout his life . |
| 21 | Although Creggan preferred in such weather to keep inland he had a natural preference for the coast and on calmer days when the wind abated he would spend a few hours along the shore . |
| 22 | Until his mother died he used to pay a routine Wednesday visit but , of course , that 's stopped now . ’ |
| 23 | She felt he must have a grudge of some kind against her and she felt very frightened . |
| 24 | Lord John had sounded hopeless for he knew he would lose a duel against Sharpe . |
| 25 | We knew he 'd have a quick one while he was there . |
| 26 | That the killer knew he 'd find a razor to hand ? ’ |
| 27 | Hallin also represented producer , Chris Allison , and thought he might form a partnership with the band . |
| 28 | In his office the manager said that he thought he might have a part going , and then looked at Arthur for a long time . |
| 29 | He thought he might write a book about it all . |
| 30 | I did it myself a while ago but the silicone has gone rather mouldy and I thought he would make a better job ! |